The trouble with the media is that it seems unable to distinguish between the end of the world and a bicycle accident.

Thus, I blush to add, you can not be a philosopher and a good man, though you may be a philosopher and a great one.

All young women begin by believing they can change and reform the men they marry. They can't.

The plain working truth is that it is not only good for people to be shocked occasionally, but absolutely necessary to the progress of society that they should be shocked pretty often.

Instead of Otello being an Italian opera written in the style of Shakespeare, Othello is a play written by Shakespeare in the style of Italian opera.

As an old soldier, I admit the cowardice: it's as universal as seasickness, and matters just as little.

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.